The 1953–54 season was Dinamo Zagreb's eighth season in Yugoslavia's First Federal League, the country's top level football championship. Led by manager Ivan Jazbinšek and fueled by goals provided by the club's prolific striker Dionizije Dvornić, Dinamo ended the season on top of the table, one point in front of Partizan and four points ahead of previous season's champions Red Star.
Players
Squad Note: The following is the full list of players who appeared in league matches for Dinamo in the 1953–54 season. However, only players who started at least 10 league games are included in historic records as having been members of the championship-winning squad, according to NK Dinamo Zagreb's 1945–1985 official almanac. Those players are listed in bold.
First Federal League
Results summary OverallHomeAway 26 19 4 3 72 22 +50 42 11 1 1 40 10 +30 8 3 2 32 12 +20
Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–ADinamo scorersAttendanceRef130 August 1953SarajevoAW3–1Benko 10', Čajkovski 21', Dvornić 63'14,00039 September 1953PartizanHW2–0Dvornić 29', Čonč 33'20,000413 September 1953RadničkiAD0–025,000217 September 1953BSKAW2–0Benko 10', Režek 20', Čonč 51'15,000520 September 1953Proleter OsijekHW6–2Benko 27', 33', 88', Dvornić 34', Čonč 43', Čajkovski 55'20,000626 September 1953Spartak SuboticaAW2–1Čonč 7', Benko 42'10,00077 October 1953VojvodinaHL0–220,000810 October 1953Hajduk SplitAL0–116,000925 October 1953RabotničkiAW5–1Benko 35', 64', 71', 76', Dvornić 89'10,0001011 November 1953VardarHW2–0Režek 20', Benko 88'8,0001115 November 1953Odred LjubljanaHW5–3Benko 3', Čajkovski 4', Dvornić 6', 36', Mantula 83'12,000122 December 1953Red StarAD0–035,000136 December 1953LokomotivaHW1–0Čonč 75'10,0001413 December 1953SarajevoHW5–0Čajkovski 39', Dvornić 48', 50', 71', Luka Lipošinović 70'12,0001520 December 1953BSKHD1–1Čonč 63'10,0001614 February 1954PartizanAL0–125,0001721 February 1954RadničkiHW4–1Dvornić 21', Čonč 35', 61', Benko 71'7,000184 March 1954Proleter OsijekAW5–2Benko 8', Osojnak 25', Čonč 44', 65', Čajkovski 58'6,000197 March 1954Spartak SuboticaHW5–0Osojnak 35', 75', Čajkovski 60', Mantula 70', B. Čikoš 71' (o.g.)25,0002014 March 1954VojvodinaAW1–0Dvornić 59'10,000214 April 1954Hajduk SplitHW3–1Čonč 35', Čajkovski 60', Osojnak 62'35,000227 April 1954RabotničkiHW5–0K. Gičevski 2' (o.g.), Čajkovski 6', 29', Dvornić 45', 65'5,0002311 April 1954VardarAD1–1Čajkovski 55'15,0002418 April 1954Odred LjubljanaAW6–4Lipošinović 7', Čajkovski 22', Čonč 33', 37, Dvornić 82', Osojnak 89'6,0002525 April 1954Red StarHW1–0Osojnak 90'40,000262 May 1954LokomotivaAW6–0Osojnak 9', 83', Čajkovski 30', 35', Lipošinović 74', Dvornić 78'15,000
Classification
Marshal Tito Cup
The 1953 season of the Yugoslav national cup was played over three months, between August and November. In the first round proper, which featured 16 clubs playing in single legs, Dinamo knocked out third-level side Metalac Zagreb 4–2. In the quarter-final Dinamo played away at rivals FK Partizan, and earned a hard-won victory after a 5–5 draw after extra time and 8–7 victory in the ensuing penalty shoot-out.
In the semi-final, played on 1 November, Dinamo hosted another Belgrade-based club, BSK, in what turned out to become one of the most unusual cup matches in Yugoslav football, a drawn-out affair played over three days which eventually led to BSK progressing through to the final in a replay.
Players Squad statistics Key
Pos = Playing position
Nat. = Nationality
DoB (Age) = Date of birth (age)
Apps = Appearances
GK = Goalkeeper
DF = Defender
MF = Midfielder
FW = Forward
Numbers indicate starting appearances + appearances as substitute. Goals column shows total goals scored, numbers in brackets indicate penalties scored.Players with name struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. Age as of 30 August 1953, first league matchday of the season. Pos.Nat.NameDoB (Age)LeagueCupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFW26154 6 30 21 MF26 134 0 30 13 DF25 00 0 25 0 FW24 133 3 27 16 MFb. 192823 23 0 26 2 FW21 144 0 25 14 MF21 2? 23 0 DF20 04 0 24 0 DF20 0 23 0 GK16 01 0 17 0 FW 10 8 1 1 11 9 FW 10 3 1 1 11 4 GK10 03 0 13 0 MF 10 00 0 0 0MF 10 0 13 0DF 6 00 0 6 0 DF 3 01 0 4 0 MF 3 00 0 3 0 FW 2 03 1 5 1 FW 1 01 0 2 0 MF 0 01 0 1 0
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